Yaesu VX-8GE, Operating Manual

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VX-8GE O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
100
FRG
(
“F
RIENDLY
R
ADIO
G
ROUP
”
)
M
ODE
You may access other Internet Link Systems (including WIRES
™
in the FRG mode) that
use a DTMF string for access.
P
ROGRAMMING THE
FRG
CODE
Load the DTMF tones which you wish to use for Internet-link access into an Internet
Memory Register. For purposes of this example, we will use “#1101D” as the access code
of the W6DXC node.
1. Press and hold the
m
key for one second to enter the Set Mode.
2. Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 40:
INTERNET SELECT
.
3. Press the key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set
Mode Item.
4. Rotate the DIAL knob to select the DTMF Memory register
(“ 1 ” - “ 64 ”) into which you wish to store the access code.
5. If you wish to attach an alpha/numeric name “Tag” to the
Internet Memory, proceed to the next step; otherwise press
the
B
key then skip to step 13.
6. Press the
M
key briefly to enable programming of the
name tag.
7. Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select the first digit of the desired
label.
8. Press the
M
key to move to the next character.
9. If you make a mistake, press the
B
key to back-space
the cursor, and then enter the correct letter, number, or sym-
bol.
10. Repeat steps 7 through 9 to program the remaining letters,
numbers, or symbols of the desired label. Eight characters
may be used in the creation of a label.
11. When you have programmed a label that is less than 8 char-
acters, press the
M
key twice to confirm the label and
enable storing the access code; otherwise, just program the
8 character label and press the
M
key one time .
12. Rotate the DIAL knob to select “ # ”.
13. Press the
M
key briefly to accept the first digit and move
to the second digit of the DTMF string.
14. If you make a mistake, press the
B
key to backspace
the cursor, and then enter the correct letter or number.
15. Repeat steps 12 through 14 until you have completed the
access code (“#1101D”).
I
NTERNET
C
ONNECTION
F
EATURE